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Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio

Season 1
This film examines the lives of three men, Lee de Forest, Edwin Armstrong, and David Sarnoff who shared the primary responsibility for the invention of the radio, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways.
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  1. S1 E1 - Empire of the Air: The Men Who Made Radio
    January 28, 1992
    1 h 52 min
    TV-PG
    This film examines the lives of three men, Lee de Forest, Edwin Armstrong, and David Sarnoff who shared the primary responsibility for the invention of the radio, and whose genius, friendship, rivalry and enmity interacted in tragic ways.
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Directors
Ken Burns
Producers
Ken BurnsMorgan WessonTom Lewis
Cast
Jason Robards
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